Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-06-10
City Council.

| The City Council held its regular meet
| ing Tuesday evening, President Oberdor.
| fer in the chair. and Messrs. Bargamin
| Berkeley, Butts, Cochran, Craig, Crowle
McQuaide, Summerson, Tams and TeabC
at their desks.
Police Seroace.-The report of the Fl
nance committee recommending the pay
ment of 5. Cohn So for serving as special
! police officer election day, was adopted.
Neto Manufacturing Plants Exempted
from IaGation.-The Finance Committee
reported favorably on the resolution offer
ed by Mr.. McQuaide providing that all
new manufacturing plants established here
shall only be taxed 81 on every $1,000 of
capital over $1,000, in lieu, of the usual
tax. Mr.. McQuaide in advocating its adop-
tion said that the same plan had already
been successfully tried in Lynchburg, Dan
vile and Manchester. The report of the
committee was adopted
City Attorneys ComDensation.,-The Fl
nance Committee reported resolution to
the effect, lin view of the order of Judge
Smith of the Hastings Court, that the city
should pay the Commonwealth IS Attorney
a salary of $300) that the city hereafter pay
that officer that sum and that it shall
be compensation for his duties az City
Attorney as well as Commonwealth At
tOrney.
Mr.. Craig opposed the adoption of the
report. He said other towns paid their
City Attorneys even more than Staunton,
and what Staunton had been paying ($250)
was not much for the WORK the office en-
tailed upon its occupant. The City At
forney had to give advice to the city Off
cials and was often in court attending TO
cases for the city and for which the city
would otherwise have to pay special fees
to other lawyers. He said that Danville
paid its City Attorney 500. Fredericks-
burg $500, and Winchester SOCIAL more
than Staunton,
Mr.. Butts said no one elected by the peo-
pie to the office of Commonwealth Attor-
ney of Stanton had ever before demanded
OF the city separate and additional salary
for the duties of City Attorney. The State
paid the Commonwealth Attorney S. for
each conviction for misdemeanor and $40
for each conviction for felony, and that
was what all other Commonwealth At
tOrneYs here had been satisfied with, here
tofore. The pay Of City Attorney was for
duties of a different character altogether.
1t was no office and the council had no
right to create such an Office as City At
torney, and how it had come to be estab-
bllshed and salaried without authority, he
could not see
Mr.. McQuaide said that, nevertheless,
the Councilhad established it and contract
ed with its incumbent to pay him so much
for years work. This report Of the
\ Finance Committee, if adopted, would
break contract.
The report abolishing the $3.50 salary of
City Attorney and ordering the payment
of the $500 salary to the Comm onwealth's
Attorney, directed by the court, was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes. -Messrs. Berkeley, Butts, Coch-
ran, Crc|is, summerson, and TamsS IS
Noes.-Messrs. Bargamin, Craig, Nc
Quaide, Teabo, and Oberdorfer-5.
Later, Mr.. Butts introduced a resolution
repeating Sec 8, Chap. 1856, which provides
for the payment Of $3.50 salary to City
Attorney. Referred to committee.
Sewerage .-The Street Committee re-
ported that it had completed the sewer
from the Stanton Male Academy to the
creek at cost of $3.50, of which the city
would pay $50, and the remainder be col
lected from property owners along the
line. The committee reported the list of
property holders with a resolution for
the assessment ON them to be collected by
the proper officers. Adopted.
Opera HOuse.-A resolution granting
the use of the Opera House for the Public
School closing exercises, June 10Th, with
proper police arrangements for order, was
adopted.
The White School.-Mr. Bargamin offer
ed a resolution authorizing the School
Committee to procure plans and specifca-
tions for the erection of school building
on the site of the present school opposite
Trinity church, which is to be torn down.
Adopted.
A delegation of colored citizens was
present 10 present their views on the ques-
ton Of whether one large building Or Two
smaller-one in each ward-should be
built for the colored pupils, but the ques-
ton of the new colored schools was not
taken up.
IreaSurq.-The City Treasurer's report
showed cash balance in the Treasury,
May 81, of SIS, 427 81.
Fgaes.-The Chief Of Police reported $25
of fines collected for the month of May.
Adjourned.